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Archive for March, 2010

HealthDay (3/22, Preidt) reported that “Plavix [clopidogrel] is of modest benefit in cutting the odds of death in patients with heart failure and heart attack who don’t undergo angioplasty,” according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. In the study, “there were 812 deaths (32.2 percent) among heart failure […]

Use of statins reduces the risk for renal dysfunction in individuals with Type 2 diabetes, report researchers. â€œAmongst all diabetes-associated complications, diabetic nephropathy has probably the most detrimental consequences resulting in dialysis and heightened cardiovascular risks,â€ say Ronald Ma (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China) and colleagues. As high cholesterol has been associated with […]

Clean out your medicine cabinet. Have peace of mind by storing your medications correctly and keeping them up to date. Audrey gets advice from an expert! Tips for cleaning out your medicine cabinet: Once a year, at a minimum, go through the medicine cabinet and dispose of any unwanted or expired medications. Obtain a replacement […]

Kaiser Health News (3/16, Marcy) reports, “Seniors who hit the coverage gap in their Medicare prescription drug plans and must use their own money to buy drugs are facing price increases that are far outpacing inflation,” according to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, which found that prices “increased 5 percent or more since […]

Source: MedWire News Visit-to-visit variability in blood pressure (BP) is a powerful predictor of peopleâ€™s stroke risk, and may help to guide antihypertensive prescribing, shows research. â€œGuidelines regard visit-to-visit variability in BP as noise that has to be purged from the diagnostic process,â€ says Peter Rothwell (John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK) in a review inÂ The […]

By Suzy Cohen, R.Ph., Lifescript Pharmacist Youâ€™ve been told youâ€™re fine when you know that youâ€™re not. Youâ€™re sick, tired and aggravated. What could be wrong? It may be your thyroid. Iâ€™ll explain how to keep this vital gland in tip-top healthâ€¦ Have you been given an antidepressant when youâ€™re not depressed? Told your fatigue […]

Regular exercise can markedly lower cardiac lipid content in overweight individuals as well as improving ejection fraction, a study suggests. The decreased lipid content in the heart is opposite to the increased lipid content seen in skeletal muscle seen after exercise training, the researchers note. They believe that â€œcardiac lipid content could be used as […]

MedPage Today (3/4, Gever) reported, “Almost everyone who died from an out-of-hospital acute asthma attack in Milwaukee over a four-year period had one thing in common: they weren’t using inhaled corticosteroids,” according to researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin. “Of 22 out-of-hospital asthma deaths from 2004 to 2008, the county medical examiner’s office found […]

Source: MedWire News Exposure to increased levels of air pollution in early childhood is associated with an increased risk for asthma and related symptoms at the age of 8 years, research shows. â€œExposure to ambient air pollution can exacerbate existing asthma,â€ explain Ulrike Gehring (Utrecht University, The Netherlands) and team. â€œThe role of exposure to […]

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